The film, set at the height of the Cold War, centres on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin who are forced to put aside their longstanding hostilities and take on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization from destabilising the fragile balance of power.

The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organisation, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

Cavill was pictured recording scenes for the eagerly-anticipated movie back in October 2013, though it's only now that the pieces for the TV series remake are coming together.

Starring alongside Armie and fellow British actor Hugh Grant, Cavill looked confident and assured on set in the role - which has been described as a high-point of his career to date.

Tom
Cruise was originally attached to Cavill's part, but walked
away so he could focus on the fifth installment of the Mission
Impossible franchise.

George Clooney was also thought to be in
line to play the lead in a version that was to be directed by his
long-time collaborator Steven Soderbergh, but a 2011 back
injury was blamed for the Oceans 11 star's reluctance to take on such an
action-packed role.

Action: The Hollywood actor is set to attract a new legion of female fans with his latest role

Soderbergh then considered the likes
of Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and
Joel Kinnaman, star of US TV series The Killing, for his leading man
before abandoning the project.

Warner Bros assigned Guy Ritchie instead with Cavill cast on the back
of his hugely successful revival of Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of
Steel.

With Hammer
alongside him, star of another summer 2013 blockbuster The Lone Ranger,
the film looks set to cement the two actors’ rising star power when it
hits cinemas next year.

Also dressed in a sharp suit, Hugh Grant joined the set - and could be seen filming his introductory scenes with the handsome pair.

But it is Cavill who is being billed as the heartthrob of the project. With his brown hair parted in a classic side-parting, some observers likened his appearance to that of Don Draper in the hit US TV series Mad Men.

When in Rome: The actors looked cool on the terrace in Venezia square building.

Getting started: First day on-set for Hugh Grant, who is seen receiving guidance from Ritchie.